FURTHER READING.

"AI and the Future of Disinformation Campaigns Part 2: A Threat Model," By the Center for Security and Emerging Technology

* Part one of this two-part report compiled by a team of five researchers at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology did an excellent job of mapping out exactly how organizations engage in information warfare to divide and conquer populations.

Part 2 looks at future trends, including the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to disinformation campaigns.

The future is now, unfortunately: "Our findings show that the use of AI in disinformation campaigns is not only plausible but already underway," the authors wrote.

There are several new software programs emerging from China that can generate "natural language." Easily spotted fake social media posts written in "anguished English" may soon be a thing of the past.

Private "disinformation for hire" organizations using advanced computing are also an emerging trend.

The report...